Acting
Umm Kulthum
Born December 18, 1898 · Tamay Az-Zahayrah, Egypt
Died February 3, 1975 · aged 76
Fatima Ibrahim as-Sayyid al-Beltagi (Arabic: فاطمة إبراهيم السيد البلتاجي), known as Umm Kalthoum (Arabic: أم كلثوم), also spelled Oum Kalsoum (or Om-e Kalsūm in Egyptian dialect) or sometimes Umm Kulthum, and nicknamed "Souma", is an Egyptian singer, musician and actress, born December 31, 1898 in Ṭamāy al-Zahāyira (in the Simballāwayn district of the Dakhleya governorate in Egypt) and died Febru…
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Fatmah · 1947Fatmah
★ 9.01947
MovieMusicDrama
Om Koultoum stars in this musical-drama as Fatmah, Nurse to a Pasha who falls in love with his younger brother and marries him in secret. But soon their relationship deteriorates and her husband refuses to recognize the child she expects from him.
An Egyptian Story · 1982An Egyptian Story
★ 6.51982
MovieDramaFantasy
After we last see him in "Alexandria, Why?" Egyptian filmmaker Yehia Mourad is in his thirties, and successful in his work, he has grown distant from his wife and children and suffers a symbolic blockage of the heart while shooting the final scenes of his latest film. After being flown to England for evaluation, it's determined that Yehia must undergo emergency surgery. Fact and fiction blend seamlessly—with healthy doses of cleverly absurdist fantasy—as the film explores the various personalities and forces that have made Yehia (and Youssef Chahine) the man he has become.
A Letter from Beirut · 1978A Letter from Beirut
★ 6.81978
MovieDocumentary
Letter from Beirut documents the filmmaker's return to Beirut during one of the lulls, three years after the outbreak of the civil war, animated by the urge to return. She is confronted by the physical, emotional and psychological ravages of the war, terrified and sorrowful, she cannot find her place in the city. In that quest, she communicates with everyday people, friends, neighbors, people riding the bus across the city's eastern and western flanks. To pace her journeying and dramatic unraveling of the film, Saab borrows the guise of a letter read in a voice-over, written by world-renowned poet Etel Adnan. A rare document from the civil war, Letter from Beirut lays bare and spontaneously how people make sense of their everyday in the midst of chaos, violence, terror and sorrow.
Rabea Al Adaweiah · 1963Rabea Al Adaweiah
★ 6.31963
MovieHistory
Rabi'a al-Adawiyya is a classic film from 1963 based on the life of the early Sufi saint and poet Rabi'a al-Adawiyya, also known as Rabi'a al Basri, in the second Islamic century.
Salamah · 1945Salamah
★ 10.01945
MovieMusicRomance
The events of the film revolve in the era of the Umayyad dynasty, around the shepherd (Salama), who has a charming voice and has a love relationship with (Abdul Rahman), but her love is hindered by (Ibn Suhail’s) greed for her. She runs away from him out of fear for herself and her love, and (Abdul Rahman) begins his search journey. about her .
Dananeir · 1940Dananeir
★ 6.51940
MovieDramaMusic
A concubine to a ruling family is challenged when the family is overthrown.
Eayida · 1942Eayida
★ 7.01942
MovieMusicDrama
Aida is an Egyptian musical produced in 1942, scripted and directed by Ahmed Badrakhan and the story of Abdul Warth Asr about the opera Aida participated in singing Fathia Ahmed, Abdel Ghani Sayed. Represented by: Umm Kalthoum, Ibrahim Hamouda, Suleiman Najib, Abbas Fares.
Hommage to Oum Kalthoum Paris Philharmonic · 2025Hommage to Oum Kalthoum Paris Philharmonic
★ 8.02025
MovieMusic
Conducted by Alaa Abdelsalam and accompanied by singers Rehab Omar and Eman Abdel-Ghani, the Cairo Opera Arab Music Orchestra celebrates Oum Kalthoum.
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